Connected Car Security: Why Identity is in the Driving Seat

An increasingly diverse range of connected objects has joined the Internet of Things (IoT) in recent years. When it comes to connected car, identity is becoming a critical element; the identity of the user, of the car and of the devices that connect with the vehicle. The major challenge is that there is no correlation between the identity of the driver and the identities of the smart devices within the car.

This article describes why security must be established so that only the vehicle’s operator whose identity is authenticated in advance can control the various on-board connected devices to avoid major vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers and other security threats.